(1) Support and maintain University Health’s present and future responsibility with regard to participation in federal and state health care programs;

(2) Further University Health’s goals of establishing an organization that: (a) fosters and maintains the highest ethical standards among all University Health employees, officers and directors, and contractors that furnish health care items or services; (b) values its compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations as a foundation of its corporate philosophy; and (c) aligns with University Health’s code of conduct. The primary focus of the Compliance Program is on the requirements of Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal and state health care programs and the legal and regulatory requirements of University Health’s service lines associated with any services University Health provides.